- An American resident contracted monkeypox after returning to Maryland from Nigeria.
- A similar but independent case was reported in Dallas in July.
- Monkeypox is rare but can be fatal, so the CDC has urged vigilance against pox-like lesions.
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a second case of monkeypox occurred in the United States after a traveler returned from Nigeria.
The CDC wrote in a statement on Wednesday that the patient is currently under quarantine in Maryland.
The agency is working to contact any passengers who may have been in contact with patients on the plane, although mandatory masks may protect them from major risks.
This is the second case of monkeypox found in the United States this year.A man is Hospitalized due to illness After returning to Dallas from Nigeria in June.
Monkeypox is a rare virus similar to smallpox, but milder. It usually occurs in Central Africa and West Africa, but it has previously been infected six times on other continents.
recent, Three cases of monkeypox reported in the UK Summer 2021. Like the case in the United States, the first infection originated in Nigeria, but other British people contracted it through close contact.
The virus can be spread by respiratory droplets, similar to the coronavirus. But it can also be transmitted to anyone who comes into contact with the “pox” (lesion) or the fluid in it. The CDC has instructed health care providers in the United States to be vigilant when seeing any patients with poxvirus-like lesions.
Early symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes. Although the initial illness may be confused with flu or Covid-19, the obvious papules usually appear within three days.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the disease may last two to four weeks. In Africa, 1 in 10 people die from monkeypox.There is no proven treatment, but Smallpox vaccine Some antiviral drugs can help control the epidemic.
